The Chicago Bears have moved offensive tackle John Tait from their active roster to the reserve/retired list. Tait, a 10-year NFL veteran who spent the past five years with Chicago, is expected to retire. Elsewhere, the Miami Dolphins signed cornerback Erick Green while the St. Louis Rams released tight end Anthony Becht.

Will Peterson has a new team and a new name. The former New York Giants cornerback signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday. He also dropped his last name and is going by William James now. Also, the San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Donald Strickland, adding another veteran defender to one of the NFL's worst defenses.

Tributes to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin mounted Tuesday outside Australia Zoo, the tourist attraction founded by the khaki-clad icon, as people worldwide grappled with the loss of the TV personality. Irwin, who was known for leaping on the backs of crocodiles, did not provoke a stingray that killed him Monday as he was snorkeling off the Great Barrier Reef, Australian police announced Tuesday.

This month, Lambert-St. Louis International said it became the only airport in the USA to use specially trained dogs to inspect all its cargo packages flown in passenger airlines for traces of bombs. In other Flight Plan news, JFK's stained-glass artwork will be coming down.

The beaches reopened Sunday with extra lifeguards along a stretch of the Florida Panhandle coast where a shark killed a 14-year-old girl swimming on a boogie board. The Walton County sheriff's office has deduced the girl was at least 100 yards from shore when the attack occurred.